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Bob Romps for 108th Michigan State House: Meet the Candidates 2018
Thursday , 13, September 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentDelta, Dickinson and Menominee Counties make up Michigan’s 108th State House District. It includes the cities of Escanaba, Norway, and Iron Mountain. The next representative for this district will be Bob Romps of Gladstone. He works currently in the mental health field and at the family-owned Stonehouse Restaurant in Escanaba. His wife, Linda, is a […]
Mike Taillard for 35th Michigan State Senate: Meet the Candidates 2018
Friday , 31, August 2018 Candidates, Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentThe 35th State Senate District in Michigan includes a whopping 12 counties in Northern Michigan: Benzie, Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon and Wexford. The next State Senator to represent the district is Mike Taillard. A resident of Beulah where he raises his 4 children with his wife, Ashley. Mike Taillard […]
Jerry Hilliard for Michigan’s U.S. House District 4: Meet the Candidates 2018
Wednesday , 15, August 2018 Election 2018, Gerrymandering The Vote, Meet the Candidates 2018 1 CommentThe next US Congressman to represent the people of Michigan’s fourth district is Jerry Hilliard. Hilliard was born in Mid-Michigan and attended Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan – Flint Campus where he earned degrees in Business, Biology, Physical Education, and his MBA. Jerry Hilliard has worked in both private and public sectors. […]
Dr. Rob Davidson for Michigan’s U.S. House District 2: Meet the Candidates 2018
Monday , 13, August 2018 Election 2018, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentFebruary 25, 2017, was the first day of Michigan’s next congressman from the second district’s campaign. Dr. Robert Davidson stood up from the crowd occupying the bleachers of Baldwin High School in Baldwin, Michigan, and for 15 minutes debated with DeVos-funded Republican Bill Huizenga on the truth about market-based health insurance versus single-payer health care. […]